A searchable index of real negative results, null findings, and replication failures from the published literature — so you can learn what didn't work before repeating it.
WASTE indexes published research — it does not host or republish full papers. Each entry is a metadata record (title, authors, DOI) compiled from open scholarly databases, with the abstract shown in full only where the paper is openly licensed (e.g. Creative Commons); otherwise a short excerpt is shown for reference under fair use. WASTE classifies each work by failure type; classifications are automated and approximate.
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Simonin EM, Switkowski KM, Rifas-Shiman SL et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in pediatrics
Introduction There are currently no known biomarkers associated with the diagnosis of infant colic, a common early disorder of gut brain interaction (DGBI) that has been found to predict adverse health outcomes, including atopy, migraines…
Soltanizadeh A, Tirgar A, Zamanian Y et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in oncology
Background Apelin, a peptide implicated in various physiological processes, has been shown to be involved in cancer development and progression. However, its role in breast cancer remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate serum…
McEvoy LK, Zhang B, Nguyen S et al. · 2026 · Aging
Epigenetic clocks of biological aging have been associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. Less is known about whether they are associated with an older-appearing brain or with an atrophy pattern associated with dementia. We…
Cristiani R, Hansson F, Senorski EH et al. · 2025 · Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
Purpose To evaluate factors associated with revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) within 5 years of primary ACLR in children and adolescents. Methods Children and adolescents (age Results A total of 1888 patients (mean…
Silva MJA, Figueira LRT, Sardinha DM et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in genetics
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a multisystemic disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that can lead to several pulmonary illnesses according to the immunological contexts of the individual. Haplotypes consist of single-nucleotide…
Ma Y, Mayes MD, Guo X et al. · 2024 · Scientific reports
This study aimed to examine whether a reported SSc-associated SNP rs2841277 in the PLD4 gene identified in an Asian population was also associated with SSc in European American (EA). The EA cohort consisting of 1005 SSc patients and 961…
Reveley M, Owen GR, Tumba N et al. · 2026 · Developmental neurobiology
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has recently been described as a synaptopathy where dysregulation at the level of the synapse is thought to evoke an excitation-inhibition (E/I) imbalance implicated in its pathogenesis. The mechanisms…
McHenry MS, Huo Y, Williams PL et al. · 2026 · Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Background Our objective was to evaluate the association between inflammatory biomarkers and NIH Toolbox cognitive outcomes in young adults with perinatal HIV exposure but uninfected (YAPHEU) and those with perinatal HIV (YAPHIV), with or…
Bontrager M, Worthy SJ, Leventhal L et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Summary Herbarium specimens are broadly distributed in space and time, enabling investigation of climate impacts on phenology and fitness. We reconstructed specimen “lived” climate from knowledge of germination cues and collection dates…
Hunter JWS, Van Den Heuvel C, Stephenson L et al. · 2025 · The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
Abstract Both obesity and opioid abuse are increasing in numbers globally. As these entities may be associated with significant respiratory compromise, it was hypothesized that synergism may occur and that as a result of this obese…
Christian K, Moritz C, Skelton K et al. · 2024 · Preprint
1. Reptiles are challenged with maintaining stable hydric states and viable body temperatures in a variable terrestrial environment. Reptiles can use behaviour to select favourable microhabitats as well as physiological adaptations, such…
Eskandarian S, Zafarani A, Tandel P et al. · 2025 · Molecular biology reports
Background Clopidogrel is a widely used antiplatelet drug for treating acute coronary syndrome. Its metabolism primarily involves the CYP2C19 isoenzyme, with CYP2C192 and CYP2C193 alleles associated with reduced metabolic activity.…
Dias ALB, Nascimento JR, Brito-Sousa JD et al. · 2025 · PloS one
Background Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd) is a common genetic disorder that impairs the cellular antioxidant response and has been hypothesized as a potential risk factor for severe outcomes in viral infections,…
van Dijkman SC, Félices M, Pandurangavittal B et al. · 2026 · British journal of clinical pharmacology
Aims Paroxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), approved for treatment of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders. Some SSRIs are known to prolong the QT interval; however, clinical evidence to establish a lack…
Soffer GK, Feinberg T, Kroll H et al. · 2025 · The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
Objectives To assess the prevalence and perceived efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among urban adolescents with asthma, building on a previous landmark study, and to determine if CAM use varied by asthma…
Zhou C, Cui GY, Tang YH et al. · 2025 · World journal of diabetes
Background The association between ambient air pollution and glycolipid metabolic disorders (GMDs, including diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia) is still not well understood, especially when it comes to the different effects of long-term…
Mayntz SP, Warncke S, Ladefoged LG et al. · 2025 · Journal of cardiology
Background Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality globally, with air pollution, particularly fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), recognized as a significant risk factor. While long-term accumulated exposure to PM 2.5 has…
Plischuk M, Garizoain G, Mancuso RG · 2025 · International journal of paleopathology
Objective This study examines how age at death, sex, and socio-historical context relate to the frequency, location, and severity of Schmorl's nodes. Materials The sample comprised thoracic and lumbar vertebrae of 192 skeletons from two…
Ekrami A, Taheri B, Daneshfar S et al. · 2025 · BMC infectious diseases
BACKGROUND: So far, few studies have examined the association between CRISPR-Cas and antibiotic resistance in Shigella isolates. Hence, this study sought to address this issue in Shigella species isolated from stool samples of patients…
Alharethi R, Knight S, Luikart HI et al. · 2024 · Clinical transplantation
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a leading cause of death after heart transplantation (HT). We evaluated donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) as a noninvasive biomarker of CAV development after HT. The INSPIRE registry at the…
Vidal SI, Silverberg JI · 2024 · Archives of dermatological research
Background Asthma is one of the most well-recognized comorbidities of atopic dermatitis (AD). However, the relationship of AD severity and morphology with asthma characteristics in adults is not well defined. Objectives To understand…
Maclennan APH, Sitner-Medvedovsky E, Varon D et al. · 2024 · Oxford medical case reports
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a narrow QRS complex tachyarrhythmia with a heart rate above 220 beats per minute in infants and children. Ventricular tachycardia can be due to electrolyte abnormalities, cardiomyopathies, congenital…
Normann SS, Andersen HR, Lund LC et al. · 2025 · Environmental Research
Over the past decade, the use of organophosphate insecticides including chlorpyrifos has faced increasing restrictions due to health concerns, leading to a rise in use of pyrethroids. Concerns about neurodevelopmental insults following…
Sotoudeheian M · 2024 · Preprint
Aim: This study aimed to explore the correlation between the FIB-5 and FIB-4 indices, which assess liver fibrosis, and the grouped duration of heart failure (HF) in a cohort of subjects from the National Health and Nutrition Examination…
Biersma AGW, van Leer B, Renes MH et al. · 2026 · BMC nephrology
BACKGROUND: Kidney function is associated with kidney volume. This study aims to explore automated segmentation for measuring total kidney volume (TKV) and to analyse the association between (changes in) TKV and acute kidney injury (AKI)…
Ahuja S, Dubey A, Zaheer S · 2024 · Korean journal of clinical oncology
Purpose Endometrial cancer (EC) ranks as one of the most prevalent gynecological malignancies globally. The presence and role of stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in the tumor microenvironment have garnered interest due to…
Godina E, Khromov-Borisov N, Bondareva E · 2025 · Journal of physiological anthropology
Background Prediction of sports success (sports talent) based on individual genetic characteristics is the main goal of sports genetics/genomics. Most often, markers of predisposition to speed-strength sports, or endurance, are…
El Shahed A, Chau V, Terry J et al. · 2025 · Pediatric research
Aim To determine the relationship between presumed preterm birth (PTB) etiology and the incidence of brain injury, and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 3 and 4.5 years. Subjects and methods Prospective cohort study including 222 neonates…
Salas J, Sheth P, Cohen BE et al. · 2025 · General hospital psychiatry
Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Improved physical health often follows large decreases in PTSD severity, but it is not known if better CVD outcomes follow PTSD…
Dyer AH, Dolphin H, Morrison L et al. · 2026 · EBioMedicine
Background Both low-grade systemic inflammation and acute inflammatory events may contribute to Alzheimer Disease (AD) progression. However, studies examining the prognostic utility of systemic inflammatory biomarkers in AD, and how…